[Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina]


Wikipedia
The Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina is a seaplane operated by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Air Forces, and other Allied forces beginning in the 1930s.
In the 1930s, as tensions with Japan in the Pacific region increased, the U.S. Navy developed seaplanes. This was because seaplanes, which did not require runways, were suitable for operation over seas such as those in the Pacific region. Aircraft capable of flying long distances, bombing, and patrolling were required.
The U.S. Navy contracted Consolidated, Martin, and Douglas to build competing prototypes. Consolidated and Douglas responded and built prototypes, and in 1936, the Navy finally adopted Consolidated's XP3Y. The aircraft was adopted as a patrol bomber, and its name was changed to the new PBY.
The PBY had a distinctive parasol wing on a strut extending from the fuselage. The wings were powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines. Both ends of the wings could be folded to function as water floats. It had a swivel turret in the nose and blister-type gunner positions on either side of the rear fuselage.
Starting with the PBY-5A, it also had a front-wheeled, retractable landing gear, making it an amphibious aircraft.
During World War II, the PBY flew a variety of missions, including anti-submarine patrols, bombing, torpedo attack, and rescue. In the Pacific War, the PBYs used their range to their advantage in patrol missions. During the Battle of Midway, it was PBYs that first spotted the carrier task force of the Imperial Japanese Navy. PBYs equipped with radar also conducted night attacks.
PBYs were also employed by the U.S. Army Air Corps, lent to the British and Soviet Union, operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Sweden, and after the war by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Some aircraft were sold to the private sector and operated by commercial airlines.
Although the PBY was slow and not a stylish airplane, it was used for a variety of purposes because of its ease of handling, was loved, and remained in service for a long time.

Another livery
·USAAF livery with bomb(click image)

·Swedish Air Force livery with unarmed(click image)

[About the work]
The cockpit is roughly reproduced.
I have used PlanariaLab's "SP Label Converter" to create Roundel. Thank you very much.
I have not verified this because I do not have Simple Planes VR. Sorry.

[Controls]


Note : When AG5 is activated, the machine gun and turret are turned on and move in the direction of your line of sight.

Note : When AG3(AG4) is activated, the machine guns are turned on and move in the direction of your line of sight.

[Screenshots]

2024/2/15